The following is my review of Gia Kourlas’ review of ‘Tape’, as based on the concepts in the Oliver reading. 

In their review of “Tape”, Gia Kourlas makes their opinion on the performance very clear, and supports it with details of the performance. In this sense, their thesis is very obviously presented. However, their definition is lacking, and does not describe the performance well to give the reader a sense of the action, nor do they give the context or background in the which this performance is meant to be in. At the very least, they have the basic information: location, time, choreographer, etc. Kourlas uses metaphors and similes well, and sticks with a single tense and voice that that is able to display their visible affront to the reader. But while they make their evaluation of “Tape” come across very clearly, the reader is unable to grasp the meaning or an image of the performance in Kourlas’ review. Moreover, Kourlas does not provide an interpretation of “Tape”, being too busy disparaging it. By Oliver’s standards, this review is somewhat incomplete. Ultimately Kourlas is able to communicate their thesis and evaluation, but is unable to clearly convey the action or meaning behind the performance.

 

-Jessica Ng